Design Exploration Blog

Week 1 - Week 14

Khan Saif || 0367438

Design Exploration || Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University

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WEEK 1:

This week, Ms. Anis has briefed the assignment and it is about the mental health wellness campaign. The goal is to make a final product that responds to the theme of mental health. I made a moodboard to Ms. Anis and Ms. Eunice and I’ve proposed that the final product should be related to toy-based media, alongside numerous potential projects that could fit my specialisation related to graphic design. Both Ms. Eunice and Ms. Anis approved the storybook idea, which I ended up going as well.

List of ideas I've proposed during the consultation:

Campaign Visuals / Poster combo

Illustration Series

Mixed Media Visuals

Infographics (Visual Communication) is nice too.

Quick illustrative video of digital artwork (With a transition of a story book)

Comic/Story Book sequences of what they went through (Final Idea)

WEEK 2: 

ABSENT

WEEK 3:

The proposed story/comic follows a stuffed toy that a college student happens to adore and as a source of comfort. The tone for the writing was slightly juvenile with some thought-provoking discomfort but also ends with a heartwarming message. The duo share a negative trait of overthinking the worst in every aspect of their life and the story ends with someone also sharing the same vulnerabilities, making the toy understand what is like to have a connection for The message is that it is ok to be open about our struggles and vulnerabilities and having a source of comfort to make the struggle less heavy should not be a taboo or shame.

This week, I presented my story idea to Mr. Anis and Ms. Eunice. They seemed a little confused at first because the way I write the proposal is a little rough, but we eventually have common ground and both advise me to start the storyboard right away.

WEEK 4:

This week, I finished the storyboard and submit my proposal to Ms. Eunice.

The story’s plotline goes like this (Fixed upon consultation by Ms. Eunice)

Exposition (Pg 1-3)
The plush looks around the house and overthink the worst things imaginable. (E.g. Getting thrown into the trash can, getting exposed to pile of mess, feared by student)

Conflict (Pg 3-4)
What the plush overthought didn’t happen. If anything, the student had a deep emotional attachment to him/her upon lying in bed. Toy overthinks he/she is not worthy of love and does not understand the attachment the student has for him/her.

Rising Action (Pg 5-6)

Getting ready for school, the student decided to bring the plush along with him as he is getting much more comfortable by bringing the plush around as a source of comfort. Plush overthinks the worst again simply because he/she was brought outside. (Getting laughed at, bitten by a dog, puddles)

Climax (Pg 7-9)

What the plush overthought didn’t happen again. He/she was looking around the school and the student seemed to be struggling and overthinking a lot. He is getting mentally exhausted. (Getting bad expectations around work, volunteers, Transcript, Driving)

Falling Action / Resolution (Pg 10-12)

Getting emotionally and mentally exhausted, the student once again have deep emotional attachment to the plush and he/she seems to understand what the student was going through and the attachment.

Ms. Eunice understood the premise behind the comic and the idea of finding a source of comfort to make students’ vulnerabilities (overthinking) less heavy. However, she commented that the ending should involve the human connection more and finding someone to share the common ground with. This suggestion gives more clarity and helps reinforce how genuine connections can help ease the weaknesses and insecurities we often try to hide.

Storyboard Link:

https://online.fliphtml5.com/qmrkp/atuj/#p=1

WEEK 5:

WEEK 6:

Presentation Link

WEEK 7:

New Storyboard Link

WEEK 8 (PROJECT PLANNING):